Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8536, Isaac Fuller, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Fuller, Isaac
S 8536
Carded
CONTENTS

1624
4231
New York
Isaac Fuller
of One go in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hiltman of the Regt. commanded by Col. in the N. York line for 15 months
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 50 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of May 1833 and due to H. Lathrop (Wadsworth)
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. '33 $100 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Sep '33 25 $125
He died Feb. 19. 1840
{ Revolutionary Claim, for June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by G. C. Hiles Clerk, Book E. Vol. 4. Page 19.

16215
Isaac Fuller
Otsego co N.Y.
Asm d
Horace S. Thompson Esq. Unadilla N.Y.

BRIEF in the case of  Isaac Fuller  of  Otsago county  in the State of  New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 78  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Enlisted In 1777 6 As a private Gen. Capt. Kitman   do 1780 8 Rangers Capt. Hale   from Albany to Rome 1  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Montgomery co. N.Y. Shenandoah  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J.B. Bradford Examining Clerk.

Isaac Fuller
10215 v
adm d
15mo. pri
50¢
2/

State of New York § 3 Otsego County § 4
On the 22 d day of October in the year 1832 personally Appeared in Open Court before His Hon ble Sherman Page Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Com ple . Pleas in & for the County of Otsego Isaac Fuller a Resident of the Town of Unadilla in the County of Otsego and State of New York Aged seventy eight years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 7 th of June 1832 — That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated — That in the year 1777 he thinks in April he enlisted at Florida formerly Call d Warren Bush in the County of Montgomery State of New York in a Company of Rangers Commanded by Capt m Hiltman that the Lieut n Name was Jacob Simmons which said Company was raised by the State of New York for the purpose of ranging the Woods between the Mohawk River and Canada and watch the Motion of the British & Indians and to Guard of fortified Forts and the Inhabitants for the Term of six Months and until discharged by the Orders of the Governor. That he went with said Company to Stone Robby from thence to Schoharie — to the Fish House & various places on the Mohawk River and through the woods back & forth until some time in December following when they return d back to Stone Robby and was there Discharged — That in the Spring of the year 1780 he again enlisted for Eight Months at Schoharie in Capt m Hales Company New York Militia and went to Schoharie and was Stationed there three Months at the Middle Fort. Commanded by Capt m Dubois — from thence was out in Scouting parties after the Indians and guarding the Forts and the Inhabitants until Winter when he was discharged at Schoharie. he thinks in December — he well recollects that he traveled in the snow on his return home that he lived in said Florida in the time of the Revolutionary War — where the Inhabitants were much Harass d & alarmed by the British & Indians and that he was frequently Call d on to turn out & go and repel them — that he did go on alarms very frequently and also on Guard for two or three years in that War — that he Engaged & served (three Months) as the Team Service in carrying provisions from Albany to Fort George and about one Month from Albany to Rome and various services during the most of the War he being in a place very much exposed to the Enemy That he has no Documentary or other Evidence to prove his said —

Services that he hereby Relinquishes every claim to a pension or Annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State
Sworn to & subscribed the day of year aforesaid -
His Isaac K Fuller Mark
I Page Judge of - the Court of Law & Chas in & for Otago County
The Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department being then put to the said Applicant by the said Judge when the Applicant gave the following Answers under Oath on his Examination that he was born at Charles Town in the State of New Hampshire in the year 1753 1753 - that he has no record of his age but had in his Fathers Bible which is worn out - but believes it correct that he lived in Warrensburg now Florida when called into the Service - that soon after the war he came to Unadilla in the County of Otsego about forty eight years ago and has resided there since & lives there now - that he entered the Service by Enlistment twice and Volunteered several times - that he refers to Silas Scott Esq - Christ O'Fellow - Col l Cone - of James Mudge who reside in the Neighborhood and are acquainted with him that he requests the 3 months Term Service to be stricken out because he was paid for
We Abijah H Beach & George Forest - residing in the Town of Unadilla in Otsego County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isaac Fuller who has subscribed & sworn to the above Declaration - that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age - that he is reputed & believed in the Neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier in the Revolution - and that we concur in that Opinion -
Sworn to & subscribed the day of year aforesaid
Thos Page Judge of Otsego Law Chas
George Forest Abijah H Beach
And the said Judge does hereby declare his Opinion after the Investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states - And the said Judge further certifies that George Forest & Abijah H Beach who have signed the preceding Certificate are Residents of Unadilla in Otsego County and are Credible persons - And that their Statement is entitled to Credit

And also I the said Judge do certify from the best of my knowledge and belief that the above named Applicant by reason of his age & bodily infirmities is not able to attend the sitting of the Court of Common Pleas of this County which is over forty miles from his Residence
S. Page Judge of Common Pleas
State of New York Broome County ss. I, Horace Lathrop, Clerk of the said County, do certify, that Sherman Page, before whom the foregoing Declaration of Isaac Fuller, & Affidavit of George Forest & Affidavit of W. Beach purport to have been sworn, and whose name appears to the above Certificate, was at the date of the same, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said County; And that I am acquainted with his hand writing, & verily believe his name subscribed to the said Declaration, Affidavit & Certificate, to be his proper hand writing & signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office the 26 th day of October 1872.
Horace Lathrop, Clerk.

December 13, 1912.
Mr. D. C. Young,
The Grange National Bank,
Smethport, Pa.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 7" and received the 9" instant, you are advised that Isaac Fuller , Sur. File No. 8,536, Rev. War, was allowed pension for fifteen months' service as a Private, on his application executed October 22, 1832, at Unadilla, Otsego County, New York, where he had resided about forty-eight years.
He stated that he was born in 1753, at Charlestown, New Hampshire, and resided during the Revolution at Warrens Bush or Warrensbury, which was afterwards called Florida, Montgomery County, New York.
He enlisted in April 1777, in Captain Getman's company of Rangers, and served against the British and Indians on the frontier between the Mohawk river and Canada, and was discharged at Stone Arabia sometime in December following.
Enlisted at Schenectady in the Spring of 1780, for eight months in Captain Hale's company of Militia and was engaged in guarding the Forts and scouting after Indians until December, when he was discharged at Schoharie. He also "engaged and served about one month from Albany to Rome", and was out on frequent alarms.

There is no family data on file in this claim.
For the date of last payment of soldier's pension, and to whom paid, application should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U.S. Treasury Department, Washington, D. C., giving him all of the following data:
"Isaac Fuller, Certificate No. 14,231. issued May 15, 1833, under the Act of June 7, 1832, at the New York Agency."
Referring to a map of New York at the time of the Revolution, it appears that Warrensborough was then in Tryon County; and the the publication entitled "New York in the Revolution" compiled by James A. Roberts. 1898, page 186, shows that Isaac and Michael Fuller served in Captain Getman's company of Tryon County Rangers.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. Mr.
8536
INVALID.
1912 Dec. 13 - History to Mr. D.C. Young. P. 1
File No. 8536
Isaac Miller
Rev. Rev. War
Act: General Yrs 1732
Index: - Vol. 1st , Page 134
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Isaac Tuller of Otsego county, New York  which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? two citizens
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? C. P.
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? all answered
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

8591 The Grange National Bank
OF MCKEAN COUNTY SMETHPORT, PA. CAPITAL $100,000. SURPLUS $26,000.
D. C. YOUNG - PRESIDENT J. W. LEE - CASHIER
A. B. ARMSTRONG - VICE PRES. F. W. BROWNELL - ASST. CASHIER
Dec. 7, 1912.
United States Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Isaac Fuller, who died about 1840, was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. He was a descendant of Samuel Fuller of the Mayflower. He was the great-grandfather of my wife; he died in Unadilla, Otsego County, N.Y. He used to go to Cooperstown, the county seat of Otsego County to get his pension.
One family tradition says that he was a soldier and fought in the battle of Bunker Hill; was wounded; also, promoted to Lieutenant.
The other family tradition is that he, with his brother, Michel, were the first settlers in Chatham, New York, near Albany, and in the county of what was then called Tryon. It is said that he and his brother were members of the Tryon County Regiment.
If you could tell me which tradition is correct, and the one under which he drew his pension, I would consider it a very great favor.
He was originally from New Hampshire; was in a Massachusetts Regiment but a short time and may have gone to Chatham during the war and finished up his services there. I am sorry to trouble you with this matter, but it is very important to my wife, and if you can put us right on his services in the Revolutionary War, we shall both be very thankful, indeed.
If you do not have charge of this part of the work, will you kindly hand this letter to some one who does. Any expense connected with the information will be willingly paid.
Very truly yours,
D. C. Young.